Beyond Pesticides

On Indigenous Peoples Day, Highlighting Indigenous Knowledge To Address the Biodiversity Crisis

(Beyond Pesticides, October 9, 2023) On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the world turns its attention to the invaluable wisdom that Indigenous communities possess, highlighting their crucial role in ...
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Conservation tech without Indigenous knowledge and local context has limits (commentary)

Technology can be a powerful ally in conservation, but it’s not a silver bullet. Too often, tools like drones, GPS apps or satellite imagery are introduced as standalone solutions, disconnected from ...
Mongabay

Indigenous lands, knowledge are essential for saving primates from extinction, says new study

A new study in Science Advances finds that primate species found on Indigenous people’s land face significantly less threats to their overall survival compared to species found on non-Indigenous lands ...
cjr.org

Q&A: Joseph Lee on ‘Indigenous knowledge’ and covering adaptation to extreme weather

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Joseph Lee, an author and freelance journalist, is a member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe from Martha’s Vineyard in ...
Science Daily

New report 'braids' Indigenous and Western knowledge for forest adaptation strategies against climate change

Forests could also be potential bulwarks against climate change. But, increasingly severe droughts and wildfires, invasive species, and large insect outbreaks -- all intensified by climate change -- ...
UNESCO

Indigenous knowledge guides dialogue on education and health in the Upper Rio Negro, Brazil

“Our living libraries are our elders, whom we call specialists. They are the ones who safeguard all the knowledge about our theories and concepts,” says Carla Wisu, an anthropologist and administrator ...
UNESCO

Indigenous and local knowledge engagement in the Ocean Decade: A practical guide

The ocean is under growing pressure: Over 90% of marine fish stocks are fully or overexploited, the ocean absorbs around 30% of global CO₂ emissions, and marine pollution and biodiversity loss ...
Outside

Paying Lip Service to Indigenous Knowledge Won’t Fix Climate Change

Len Necefer, Ph.D., is the CEO and Founder of NativesOutdoors. Len has worked for the U.S. Department of Energy, the NASA Glenn Research Center, and most recently the University of Arizona. His ...
The Conversation

African communities have a lot of knowledge to share: researchers offer alternatives to Eurocentric ways of doing things

This article was produced in the context of the African Indigenous Knowledge Research Network (AIKRN) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. The views expressed do not necessarily represent ...
Forbes

The Quiet Threat To Science Posed By ‘Indigenous Knowledge’

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Released in late 2022, the 46-page guidance document ...
The Conversation

Weaving Indigenous and western ways of knowing can help Canada achieve its biodiversity goals

Lydia Johnson received funding from the MITACS Accelerate Internship program. Diane Orihel receives funding from Queen's University for the 'Spirit of the Lakes Project'. Queen's University, Ontario ...
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Reassessing Indigenous knowledge

Nepal, July 29 -- On May 18, 2025, the Government of Nepal concluded its much-anticipated climate change conference by adopting a 25-point "Sagarmatha Call for Action." Point 20 of the declaration ...